Which returned more over the last year, EFA or IVV?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IVV +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or IVV?

IVV is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EFA and IVV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 100% of IVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EFA vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to IVV's +13.7%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $76.8bn for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and $885.1bn for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

+13.7%

IVV total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.6 points; IVV is 11.5 times larger.

EFA vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EFA	IVV
Return
Measure	EFA	IVV
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+13.7%
Drawdown
Measure	EFA	IVV
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EFA	IVV
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	S&P 500
Cost and size
Measure	EFA	IVV
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$76.8bn	$885.1bn
Holdings
Measure	EFA	IVV
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%	38.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and IVV hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EFA IVV

MERCK 0.10% 0.53%

ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.11% 0.10%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.58% 0.07%

PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.14% 0.06%

ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.06% 0.06%

EQT 0.06% 0.05%

HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.09% 0.05%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.45% 0.04%

VINCI SA 0.27% 0.04%

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.28% 0.04%

TELENOR 0.04% 0.10%

SODEXO SA 0.03% 0.03%

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Only in EFA

ASML HOLDING 2.98%

SHELL 1.42%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38%

NOVARTIS AG 1.33%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.21%

NESTLE SA 1.21%

SAP 1.13%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.07%

Only in IVV

NVIDIA 7.92%

APPLE 7.61%

MICROSOFT 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.05%

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Side by side

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +13.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +13.6% (SPY)

Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs ACWX +0.1 pts vs SPY

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 665 505

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $76.8bn $885.1bn

EFA and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

EFA

EFA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 665 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFA or IVV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and IVV +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or IVV?: IVV is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and IVV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 100% of IVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EFA and IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EFA ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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